- Ja|pheth
- Ja|pheth «JAY fihth», noun.in the Bible, in Genesis 5:32 and 9:24, one of the three sons of Noah; in some traditions, Japheth was the founding ancestor of the Indo-European peoples.
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To|pheth — To|phet or To|pheth «TOH fiht», noun. 1. hell; Gehenna. 2. a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where human sacrifices were offered to Moloch. It was later used as a garbage dump and came to symbolize the place of eternal torment.… … Useful english dictionary
Japhethite — Ja pheth*ite, n. A Japhetite. Kitto. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Japheth — Ja•pheth [[t]ˈdʒeɪ fɪθ[/t]] n. bib a son of Noah. Gen. 5:32 … From formal English to slang
Tophet — To•phet or To•pheth [[t]ˈtoʊ fɪt, fɛt[/t]] n. 1) bib (in the Bible) a place near Jerusalem where children were offered as sacrifices to Moloch 2) bib the place of punishment for the wicked after death; hell • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME « Heb… … From formal English to slang
To|phet — or To|pheth «TOH fiht», noun. 1. hell; Gehenna. 2. a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where human sacrifices were offered to Moloch. It was later used as a garbage dump and came to symbolize the place of eternal torment. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
